Tuesday Tidbit—Courthouse Update

Lassen County Courthouse, July 28, 2023

By happenstance recently, I was going by the Lassen County Courthouse that is still under renovation. It was rather striking seeing the windows being removed.

Lassen County Courthouse with the original windows, 1938

This will be third set of windows for the building. In September 1978 prison inmate Robert Clawson who was in the courtroom on pending kidnapping charge broke free from the bailiff and fled. He exited the courthouse by jumping out of the window on the second floor landing in the flower bed, From there he ran away, but was later apprehended. From this episode the original windows were replaced with smaller openings to prevent future escapes.

Tim

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